Horse-hitching device.



N0. 663,88l. Patentad Dec. l8, I900.

N. L. GOODWIN.

HORSE HITCHING DEVICE.

(Application filed Jan. 16, 1900.)

(No Mode I.)

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NORMAN L. GOODWIN, OF THORP, WASHINGTON.

HORSE-HITCHING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,881, dated December18, 1900.

I Application filed January 16, 1900. serial No. 1.703. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NORMAN L. GoonwrN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Thorp, in the county of Kittitas and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorse-Hitching Devices, of which the following is a specification,reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to mechanism combined with a vehicle-wheel forconverting the rotative motion of the wheel to a pull through a lineupon the bit of a horse to hitch or check the animal; and it consists inthe construc tion and combination of parts hereinafter described andclaimed.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,Figure 1 is a vertical front view of the rein-winding mechanism, partlyin section to show detail of construction. Fig. 2 shows a plan view ofthe same, and Fig. 3 is a vehicle with my device attached thereto.

The reference-letter A indicates a frame fulcrumed at hinges B, attachedto vehiclebody 0.

D is a friction-Wheel fixedly mounted upon and rotatable with shaft E,journaled in said frame A, said friction-wheel being adapted to engagewith the rim or tire of the vehiclewheel.

F is a spool for winding up the hitchingline G, connected to the bit ofthe horse, and which spool turns loosely upon the shaft E except whenthe shaft rotates in one direction, when the half clutch-coupling H, at-

' tached thereto, is operatively engaged by of the driver, one arm M ofwhich is connected to the frame A by link N to pull the device intooperation against the action of spring P.

When it is desired to hitch the horse, the

friction-wheel D is brought into contact with" the vehicle-wheel W,making the device operative, and in which condition it is retained bylocking the lever L on segment R, having notches provided for thepurpose,and any forward movement of the horse rotates through wheels Wand D the spool F, which Winds up the hitching-line G, stopping theanimal by the pull exerted upon the bit through said line, which,however, is released when the horse makes a rearward movement by reasonof the reversing of the direction of motion of the moving parts and in amorcimportantway, due to the form given to the clutch-teeth, throwingthe spool out of engagement, giving instant release.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is*

In a horse hitching device for vehicles, drawn by animal-power,thecombination with a vehicle-wheel, of a frame pivoted to thevehicle-body, a friction-wheelcarried by said frame and adapted toengage the tire of the vehicle-wheel, a hand-lever connected to theframe to move same so as to bring the friction-wheel into engagementwith the vehiclewheel tire, and a spring for nioving said frame torelease such engagement, a drum and a rein connected thereto forchecking the animal, said drum and friction-wheel being provided withclutching means adapted to couple the drum and friction in only onedirection of movement and said clutching means comprising inclined teethadapted to disengage the said parts, and a springadapted to causeengagement of the clutching means,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NORMAN L. GOODWIN.

Witnesses:

PIERRE BARNES, ERNEST E. GILMER.

